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Sky Bo Dash in the post parade for the 2015 All American Futurity, in which he placed 5th in the Grade 1 event
Call it beginners’ luck or call it divine intervention - buying Foxy Moonflash was an incredible blessing that quickly boosted Bobby and Catherine to a level they’d only dreamed of.
Sky Bo Dash goes wire-to-wire and qualifies to the 2015 All American Futurity
Ashley, Catherine & Bobby Simmons at the 2015 All American Futurity to cheer on Sky Bo Dash
committed to their success and also to the success of the racing industry as a whole.
“It takes a lot of fortitude to take on the multi-dimensional operation they’ve established,” Debra adds. “Everything they do is top-rate. They’re good Christian people who believe in treating people right and they want to win, but they want to do it the right way.”
“The good Lord has blessed us,” Catherine says. “We’ve tried to be faithful to Him and He’s been faithful to us. And, we’ve had a lot of great people to help us. We’ve listened and learned and patterned ourselves on people who’ve been successful. It’s a compliment to the people we admire
to try to mimic their success. And, we’ve tried to be good stewards of what we have.”
“We’ve been really blessed with nice horses,” Bobby adds, “and I think our team of trainers is unbelievable: Sleepy, James and Rudy are just amazing. I could attribute our success to good horses, but they have to get into the right people’s hands to do well.”
It seems their horses have gotten into the right people’s hands - people who are dedicated, passionate and committed to racing and who will continue to learn, improve and radiate a positive influence on those around them and the industry as a whole.
Catherine & Bobby Simmons are expecting great things from Corona Surfer, shown winning his heat by 1-length and qualifying to the 2015 Heritage Place Futurity with the second fastest time from day 2 of the trials.
Shez Jess Nice is a part of Bobby and Catherine’s broodmare band that now also includes their Champion Foxy Moonflash
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